| Austro-Hungarian "Viper" |
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Torpedoboats |
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| The Viper was built at Yarrow, London, in 1895. She was the competitive British design to the German built Natter, achieving better results. | |
| In 1910 the Austro-Hungarian Navy changed the names of the
torpedo boats into numbers. The Viper became Tb 17. Since 1911 until the
end of World War I she was based at the Bocche di Cattaro (Boka Kotorska) and saw active
minesweeping and convoy duties. End of Januray 1920 allocated by the Allied Naval Delegations at Paris to France and scrapped. |
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| Technical Data | ||
| Built: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Range: Crew: |
1895 at Yarrow, London 124 ts 44.96 x 4.5 x 1.2/2.4 m 1,800 ihp; 1 VTE 26 kts 650 nm/17.5 kts; 1,500 nm/10 kts (28 tons coal) 22 |
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| Tactical Data: | ||
| Main: Torpedoes: Searchlights |
2 x 47 mm cal 33 QF 3 x 450 mm (17.7") trainable on deck 1 x 350 mm |
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